General Responsibilities

• Protocol MR cases for the following day (senior residents)

• Look ahead in the schedule for fluoro and US procedures. 

• For aspirations, make sure lab orders are placed in Epic BEFORE starting procedure

  • In general, a RED or YELLOW top tube is used to send samples to the lab

  • Exception: Send part of the aspirate to a LAVENDER top tube if a CELL COUNT is requested

• For patient calls to reading room wanting to schedule procedures, direct them to call 584-2663.

Recommended Books

• The Requisites: MSK Imaging, 4th Ed

• Fundamentals of MSK Imaging - McKinnis, 4th Ed

• Fundamentals of MSK Ultrasound - Jacobson, 3rd Ed

• Musculoskeletal MRI - Helms, 2nd Ed

Articles

Foot

• • Evaluation of Pediatric Foot Radiographs - Laor

Hip

• • Femoroacetabular Impingement: What the Radiologist Should Know - Tannast, ARJ 2007

  • Hip Anatomic Variants That Mimic Abnormalities at MRI: Labral Variants - Nguyen, AJR 2013

  • MR Imaging of Entrapment Neuropathies of the Lower Extremity Part 1 - Petchprapa, RadioGraphics 2010

  • Sports Injuries About the Hip: What the Radiologist Should Know - Hegazi, RadioGraphics 2016

Knee

• • Osteochondral Lesions of the Knee: Differentiating the Most Common Entities at MRI - Gorbachova, RadioGraphics 2018

  • MR Imaging of Complications of ACL Graft Reconstructions - Bencardino, RadioGraphics 2009

  • MR Imaging of Patellar Instability - Diederichs, RadioGraphics 2010

Shoulder

• • The Rotator Interval: Review of Anatomy, Function, and Appearance on MRI - Petchprapa, AJR 2010

Online Resources

• SSR MSK Core Lecture Series

• Musculoskeletal MRI (FreitasRad)

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